Category Archives: Active Living
Engaging in regular physical activity is one of the most important things that people of all ages can do to improve their health.
Kids in Motion
Kids in Motion Kids in Motion (KIM) is a project that focuses on active transportation educational programs that encourage young people and their families in […]
Continue readingCommunity Protective Measures Program: The Soil Swap Program
Community Protective Measures Program The Community Protective Measures Program (CPMP) is a county educational program to address Superfund related community concerns. Their goal is to […]
Continue readingPedlet Program
In the city of Great Falls, pedlets are becoming a quite popular option for community health advancement and quality. A pedlet is a wooden, movable […]
Continue readingBike, Walk, Roll & Win
In the fall of 2016, the Montana State University (MSU) Extension Ravalli County Family and Consumer Science (FCS) Extension Agent partnered with MSU College of […]
Continue readingHealthy Neighborhood Project
The Healthy By Design Coalition is a community health coalition working to make the healthy choice, the easy choice in Yellowstone County. Through an implementation […]
Continue readingLet’s Move! Missoula
5-2-1-0 Let’s Move! Missoula (5210 LM!M) is shifting a culture so healthy environments are the norm because they know that people make the choices that […]
Continue readingProvidence St. Joseph Medical Center Diabetes Prevention Classes
According to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, about 65,000 Montana adults aged 18 and older reported having diagnosed diabetes in 2016. The […]
Continue readingProfile of the Week: Montana Diabetes Programs
The DPHHS Montana Diabetes Program is committed to reducing diabetes related disease and death rates, preventing type 2 diabetes among Montanans at high risk, and […]
Continue readingMontana BACI: Building Active Communities Initiative
Obesity and sedentary lifestyles are major contributors to chronic disease for both adults and children. In 2011, nearly two-thirds (60%) of Montana adults were overweight […]
Continue readingRoundup Memorial Health Fair
Each year, Roundup Memorial Healthcare hosts a community health fair in Roundup, MT to promote healthy eating, physical activity, health services, and other local health […]
Continue readingBACI Success Story: Red Lodge, MT
Red Lodge, MT Red Lodge, MT, is located in south-central Montana and has a population of 2,237. Red Lodge is known for it’s great downtown […]
Continue readingAmerican Cancer Society: Relay for Life
Relay For Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Relay is staffed and coordinated by volunteers in thousands of communities […]
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